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relationship struggles - any advice?

me and my bf have been together just over a year (i'm 27 he's 24). We've been arguing a lot recently because I feel like he's very blunt to me over text and I get the impression he doesnt want to talk to me and it upsets me. He then says he's tired and has low energy so finds it hard to keep conversations going. He's upset because he feels im not very affectionate in person and that we dont see each other enough. We see each other every weekend. I work full time during the week (he is currently unemployed) and he's about a 30 min drive from my house so i can't just pop over quick after work in the week often as I'm usually knackered. I will admit I'm not a super affectionate person, physical touch definitely isn't my love language and I'm trying to be better but its not something that comes naturally to me. Are we doomed? I feel like we both communicate in different ways and have very different love languages. I do love him and we're so similar I would be gutted to lose him but we are both struggling a lot atm not feeling very loved by the other.

Reply 1

Life is far too short. I would suggest both of you take a 2 week holiday somewhere relaxing, perhaps Greece or Spain and chill out in the Sun. That will perhaps shine a light on your relationship.

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Original post by Anonymous #1
me and my bf have been together just over a year (i'm 27 he's 24). We've been arguing a lot recently because I feel like he's very blunt to me over text and I get the impression he doesnt want to talk to me and it upsets me. He then says he's tired and has low energy so finds it hard to keep conversations going. He's upset because he feels im not very affectionate in person and that we dont see each other enough. We see each other every weekend. I work full time during the week (he is currently unemployed) and he's about a 30 min drive from my house so i can't just pop over quick after work in the week often as I'm usually knackered. I will admit I'm not a super affectionate person, physical touch definitely isn't my love language and I'm trying to be better but its not something that comes naturally to me. Are we doomed? I feel like we both communicate in different ways and have very different love languages. I do love him and we're so similar I would be gutted to lose him but we are both struggling a lot atm not feeling very loved by the other.

Sit down and discuss the things with each other what you are wanting from this.

Half hour drive to him isn't really that far so there's no reason why either of yous can come over to each other place every other night and be together more.

If you can't sort out things with your relationship then yous need to decide on what yous both want to do next.

Suggest that yous both go away on a break together and see what happens.

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Original post by bewilderedonline
Life is far too short. I would suggest both of you take a 2 week holiday somewhere relaxing, perhaps Greece or Spain and chill out in the Sun. That will perhaps shine a light on your relationship.

funnily enough we have booked to go to greece next month, you may be right haha

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